WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 59, 3 December 1920, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL A bazaar was opened in iS"t. Mark's Church School yesterday afternoon in. aid of tho school funds. . All the scholars from the kindergarten to the Sixth Standard took part, and had an extremely busy day. All kinds- of attractions stocked tho various. stalls, and it is anticipated that a satisfactory sum will result from .the effort. .■. . '• Mention is niade in tho "Church Chronicle" of tho devoted and successful services of Miss Mildred Marchant as lion, treasurer of the Anglican Boys' Home, a position she has held for scvoral years. Miss Marchant has found it necessary to resign, to the great regret of all concmed. Miss W. J» Stevens, of Kelburn, is undertaking the work in. ;her place. Mis 3 Ewart is visiting frionde in tho Wnirarapa.

Recently one read in the papers of the arrival nt Southampton by the Aquitania of thirty-throe young American men, winners of t'lie 1919 Cecil Rhodes Scholarships, tenable at Oxford University for three years. It is of interest to learn that in. the wake of the American men are coming "their sisters, tiheir coußins, and their aunts," and many American women of high distinction from Western as well as ..Eastern States. Both Oxford and Cambridge are receiving, also, mi astonishing numbVr of women students from Scandinavia, especially Norway, andall are welcomed'. Mostl of the women are home students, that is, .do not belong to any college or hostel, and demand a Bpccial post-graduate cour.ie, such as is provided for many .Rhodes scholarships. It is the opinion of the women dons at Oxford than this incursion from abroad is the best possible thing for the universities, anil give to life there a wider reach and brisker intellectual energy. One hopes to hear of New Zealand women being included in this incursion of overseas blood.

Dr. and Mrs. Harty returned tlo Wellington on Wednesday from a visit to Rotorua. ' .

Mrs, Bernard Holmwood flnto .of Wellington) is taking her grarid-da'ugliter, Miss Lorna L. Ballance, to Switzerland for three years, to complete her education, writes a London correspondent.

Mrs. Macdonell has returned to Napier from a visit to Wellington.

In St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Carterton, on November 23, Miss Isabeli. Grace Scott, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Scott, of Kokotau, was married to Mr. Charles Alfred Thomas, old'-" est son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Thomas, of Belvedere. Tho bride wus attended •by her sister, Miss Mary .Scott, and the bridegroom was supported by Mr. I'rank M'Nab, of Featherston, After the rerenionv, which was performed by the Hcv. E, J. Tiplcr, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas motorod'to Masterton, where a reception was held. Their future home will be in Belvedere.

In St. Agnes Chhirch, Trayforth (Wanganui). Miss Valerio St. John Smith, daughter of Mrs. St. John Smith, of Loudon. was married to Mr.. Charles W. Hole, son of Mr. and Mrs. H, W. Hole, of Wangnnui. The Veil. Archdeacon lieeve performed the ceremony, and Miss Newcombe played appropriate music. Mr. J. H. W. fienby, of Yorkshire (England), gave tlhe bride away, and the best man was Mr. Goklingham. The bride wore a eowh of silver grey charmeuso with ostrich feather trimming and a grey tulle veil over a wreath of orange blossoms. Miss Millicent St. John Smith attended hor sister as bridesmaid, and wore a. frock of pastel blue charmeuso and hat of oysicr-coloured tulle, with wreath of tiny flowers around the transparent crown. Both bride and bridesmaid carried - pretty bouquets. A reception was. subsequently held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hole, a;; which there were present a large number of guests' from all over the district.

Tho marriage took place in St. John's Cathedral, Napier, on Wednesday, of Miss Catherine Marion Hunter-Brown, only daughter of Mrs. Hunter-Brown, of Wairoa, and the lato Mr. John HuntcrBrowh. to Major S. Blackley (late E.A.F.), son of tho late Mr. Snronel Blackley, Merchill, Dumphrios, Scotland. The Yen. Archdeacon H. Williams and the Very Rev-'Dean- Mayno officiated. The bride, who was given away by Mr. Ashley Hunter, of Auckland, wore a dress of white tulle oyer silver tinsne, with touches of powder blue and Anin of Brussels lace, also .over silver tissue. Her veil was fastened with orango blossoms, and she earned a .bouquet of white carnations, sweet snltan's, and fern.. Miss Vivienne Branson was bridesmaid, ami/wore a frock of powder blue-tulle and gold tissue', with jumper/ 'bodice of bluo and gold bro&ide. Her'bluo hat was .trimmed- with palo blue and pink tulle, and her bouquet was of delphinium and pink.sweet peas. The best, man, Major W. 11. Watt, was also formerly a member of tho R.A.F., and was in command of fthoß26,one of the largest airships in the British service, and which was among the number thatf accompanied the German Fleet surrender. The bride-, groom is at present managing-director of Vickors 1N.Z.1, Ltd.,.and during the latter part of the war'occupied a position: in t.he Air Ministry. A reception was afterwards hold at the. Masonic Hotel, the guests including Dr. A. K. Newman, M.P.. also Mrs. Herbert, of Wellington.

. A quiet wedding was recently solemnised by the■Eev.'B. E.'Bellhouse in tho Wesleynn Church, Taranaki Street, when Miss ConstnJico Radnor Vealo, only daughter of Mrs. and IJIO Into G. H. Vealo. was married to Mr. Charles Henry M'Millan, second' son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M'Millan, Garden Road, Northland. The bride, who was given away by Mr. H. H. Oxley, wore a dress of whito charmeuse, with veil and orange blossom, and carried a shower bouquet of frecsias and roses. Tho bridesmaid, Miss R. Oxley, wore cream crape de chine, with a large picturo liat trimmed with pale pink. Mr. W. M'Millan, of Auckland, was best man. As the bridal party lorl tho church the Wedding March' was' played by Mr. Harland. The reception wiis afterwards held at Scott's, Manners Street, after which tho bride and bridegroom left for the north.

Miss _ Ava Symons (Mrs. W. Prousc) and Miss Consrnnco Lentham, after giving a violin and pianoforte recital in New Plymouth,'left on* Wednesday en route for Nelson.

One result) of Oxford extending full rights to the students at women's colleges has been the regulation of the University costume. Tho women at Oxford wear gowns like the men, but tlio cap is larger and softer. Tho rule reads:— "When a woman undergraduate presents herself for a University examination in the schools, or for receiving a degreo, sho must wear with tho academic dress a whito blouse, with a black tie, a dark skirS. black stockings, black bools or t-hoes; a dark coat may also bo worn.. She retnins her cap where a male under graduate removes his, as in church or at University ceremonies." Nothing, bo it noted, is said about stockings. Apparently, theso may be silk or wooi. But iu is possible that tho University prootors will also consider theeo little matters, inasmuch aa it is their duty to "exercise a general supervision over tho conduct of all undergraduates, and this supervision exifndii to tho coifipraiy which undergraduates keep and tho places they frequent.

Mrs. Eolleston, Toilet Specialist, 25(1 Lambton Quay.—lf you are perplexed concerning tho choice of Christmas presents that would delight your lady friends, you should inspect (ho newlyarrived stock of Toilet Accessaries wo liaye opened up, and from which it is easy to chooso articles that would bo desired and appreciated by ovory woman of taste and refinement.—Advt. Weddings,' to bo artistic, must have Bouquets to harmonise with frocks, j Miss Murray, 3fi Willis Street. Deliveries anywhere in Dominion.—Advt.

»-—— MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEA& ,/

A London' correspondent writes that at Fivlhnm Parish Church on October U the' marriage took place o£ Francis Worthy Rigbye Bewdney, 8.A., of' 45 Hurlinghani Court), to Ethel Susan Lucena, third daughter (by his first wife) of the late William L. Lucena, uf Pigeon Bush, Feaftierston, and niece 'of the late Charles Lucena, of Bracknell, Berks (England). '• ■

.In an article in tho "Fortnightly R«view" on tho "advance" of women in. Great Britain, Mr. M. K. Spiolmann says:~They now vote, as many of them did in England centuries ago. They ruje'astride, as, when not on the pillion, they were'accustomed to'do until tho day whan Anne of' Bohemia, Richard the Second's admirable quern, set a period tb the' practice by introducing' tho l sidesaddle, somewhere about the year 1385. I'hoy may be as "dashing" as thev plcasa without attracting any particular notice—which, of course, 3S not without its disadvantages^' They smoke ns unconcernedly in public, and as unnoticed, as women did at the' beginning of the seventeenth century, when, like tho men, 'they "drank" or "blew", or "took" tobacco—as they might choose to.e'xpi*Js itt It may.bo true that the.first.woman.'.devotee of the pipe was that Mary Frith, known ... tb infamy. *8 Moll.Cut-purse. The practice must havo spread quickly. In Ursula, the "pig-woman' an "Bartholomew Fayre," Ben Jonson drew a creature accustomed to fly to her pipe for solace, without, however, ever ceasing, from obscene and profane talk. ;In .his earlier comedy, "The Case Is Altered"— which Was written in 1598, but) was not printed till oleven years later—ho. again represents, tho pipe, between, feinnle lips, but., this time a- cultivated lady's. Here Phoenixella reproaches Aurelia—botHi daughters of Count Farneze—with levity of speech, seeing that they were still in mourning for their mother, saying:— "Sister, these words become not your attirp .... Nor your estate; our virtuous motlb.er'B death . ,' .'.''..' Should print more.deep effects of.sorrow '. in us .'..." '. to which tho lively Aurelia with! the sneering retort:— ' "Sister, i' faith, you take too much (tobacco, It. makes .'you black within;, as you are ' without"— one of tho chief arguments against smok* ing. being.the fancied blackening of the internal organs. Houses' Built by Women. : Airs. Oliver Strachey is the pioneer of women builders, and, as such, she has lately completed her own house of pise de terro, at Haslemere, for which she was her own contractor (states a London correspondent of November 14). She employed female labour,, women "ram.hiing the walls, shovelling tho.. earth, and distempering; tho rooms. A" man bricklayer built the chimneys, and a male carpenter inado tho doors. She is now building another house, and is increasing tho number of'wonien workers, a number of ex-land girls and others having applied for employment. In the spring tho private company which is being: formed will launch out on a bigger scale, and undertake the building of diouses. largo • «nd small, cottages, garages, etc., for clients' who can, if. they ■Wish, supply their own plans. On the » first house she built Mrs. Strachey calculates that sho saved JE2OO at least, by dispensing with bricks and using earth instead; and, of coursn, one of her'aims has been to save labour. "Between the dining-room and the kitchen is ;i serving hatch, arid adjacent to it in tho' kitchen is tho stove-and the sink," said Mrs. ■Strachey. "The food thus is put straight on to the ''hatch from' the stove, and the returning 'dirty prates aro put straight from-the hatch into--the"-sink. There is a left-handed .light on to the stove,' which is very important. ' And the sink is not under the kitchen window, 60 a plato-rack may bo hung' above it. The casement windows open out, but in tho next house *o huild, I. hope to have them on a swivel, so that they can be brought inside to be cleaned. I shall have corners rounded' also next time. Thev are perfectly simple to do. Tho walls'are 18 inches thick, and the house-is consequently warm and com. fortable. Tho colour depends on the earth.-but in this case it. is nonny white; Tho walls can, in any case, be colour-washed' if desired, or cemented. A house like this stands for hundreds. of years," A rough estimate of. tho coat of an "earth" cottago containing two-sitting-rooms, three bedrooms, hathi-oom, and boxroom is between .£7OO-and XBOO..

An Interesting 'Personality; The late Mr. Victor Marsden, of tho london "Morning Post" who represent ed his paper in the recent tour ol the Prince of. Wales, was a.most ">t<™*--mg personality. There seemed to have been few countries that he had notv sland his knowledge of their, cuiditons political, economic anct social waa Xmd deep. ..In M»|j.» wnß'.particnlarly interested.- W.t-for Unasir he' had a great love It was. his deep conviction that ». vou d right herself, but- not perhaps srf. the way that other countries believed or ccino-or hem pernaps desired, His death,' as harnlSy been stated: was duo ro the novations ho underwent as a 'Vnwner RTrtTess of St. Peter and Slv Paul at-Petrograd.-in the. early dVvs of the Ra, B tian revolution. For n whole week lie was practically without fonder water | Vs ceil was covered with slime, ond in. numerable 'rat's that- seiy.ed their opportunity when ho slept from exhaustion to attack him, infested his cell. After tho first week, when nearly dead from want of food and water, friends wire able to make arrangements for providing him with two meals a' week, at a cost equal in English money of about -WO. Luck, ltv tliev were wealthy end cculd munaga it. Mr. Marsden was in the fortress for close upon three months, licfow his release came. Among tho peoplo lie men in Russia was' tho infamous tnc.nk Eas<. Putin, mud Mr. Marsden confessed ton Wellington resident that' his nncannjr mesmeric.powering extraordinary, lo look into his eyes was to feel in spite ot oneself the fascination which the man exercised'over high and low alike.-' His personal habits were revolting to the Ins* dcree. As to tho reports that th« Tsarina met her death by shooting at tilt hands of the Bolshevists, "Mr. Mars. den expressed doubt, his conviction bpniff that, unable to' stand the terror*, the hrufittities and privations that'followed the debacle, she dW from on aneurism, (ri life heart from which nho suffered. It seemed impossible to him that with; such a complaint sho could' have with, stood them for any length of time. Mr, Marsden was keenly interested in th« Maoris, and ho compared tho movements in somo of their dances to thoso in th 4 dancing of tho. Russian poaeants, witlt possibly a somewhat similar otigln.